Madison Lowe, M.S., LPC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of South Carolina. I have a passion to help individuals thrive and understand themselves on a deeper and more intimate level. I believe that self-awareness is the key to change.
Along with being an LPC, I am also a certified Equine-Assisted Psychotherapist and enjoy incorporating the role horses can play in an individual's healing journey. I have found that some individuals do not respond well to an office setting, so I aim to provide other therapeutic settings, whether that is with the horses or at the goat farm.
I hold an M.S. in Clinical Counseling from Charleston Southern University. I earned my B.A. in General Psychology from the University of North Carolina Asheville, where I also competed in cross-country and track at Division-1 level. I am currently earning my Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychological Studies through Regent University.
I have worked with a variety of populations, but especially enjoy working with children, teens, young adult women and families.
I have spent many years as an Early Interventionist and I continue to find a passion in helping parents navigate the world of parenthood.
I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with OCD, ADHD, anxiety/depression, relationship conflict, eating disorders and low self-esteem. I also provide a specific focus in children and teens needing help in navigating through trauma and loss, social and peer stressors, and are struggling with difficult life and family transitions, and interpersonal conflict.
Therapeutic Approach
When it comes to life, every person has his or her own experience, perspective, and
feelings about him or herself, others and the world. Because of this, I take an existential approach to therapy.
An existential perspective is grounded in the concept that all of humanity face similar experiences, fears and challenges to help an individual know that he or she is not alone in his or her suffering. Because we are unique individuals, however, the existential approach focuses on the individual exploring his or her own past and current experiences to help develop a sense of freedom and responsibility to achieve a higher level of meaning and well-being.
Because the existential perspective is a way to understand an individual's life story and not a therapeutic intervention, I incorporate various evidence based therapy techniques such as Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy (ERP), Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, play therapy, Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT).
Specialties
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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Anxiety and depression related disorders
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Life and family transitions; divorce
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Women's issue
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Faith-based therapy
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Developmental disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Self-esteem and self-harm tendencies
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Youth trauma related experiences
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Relationship conflict; peer, romantic and family.
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Emotional dysregulation
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Body image and eating disorder tendencies
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Anger management and emotional regulation skills